Adventure
Life at the extremes
Tendi remembers how his extremities froze in the icy water of the monsoon-flooded river, and the following three days that he survived without food,...
The outlaw: Mark Stefanowski
There are 23 students dispersed across three half-orderly rows along the linoleum floor. It’s just past 6 a.m., the air inside is heavy, almost...
Quicksand and barbaric yawps
On a ridge overlooking the Escalante River, nine people — seven teenagers, two adults — huddled together screaming, “I am human!” into the open...
South African shot, robbed while kayaking Amazon
A South African expeditionist was shot multiple times Aug. 26 in the arm and neck while trying to navigate from the source of the Amazon to the Atlantic Ocean...
Business and ethics in sports
For journalist Adam Schrager, the act of playing sports is a pretty decent metaphor for life.
“Sports, at best, teaches wonderful lessons, from teamwork to...
Christian Vande Velde wins USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Without ever ranking higher in a single stage than the...
Hometown Hero: Nell Rojas
One morning in March, low clouds hung heavy over the springy rubber track behind Boulder’s Manhattan Middle School of Arts. It was a perfect...
Flying high
Getting high is easy for a lot of Coloradans. But staying high can be a challenge.
Such is the case with paragliding — where pilots...
Out spokin’
The weather in Colorado serves up a bit of everything. One day you’re basking in 60-degree weather in January, and a few days later the highs barely crack single digits. In the spring and summer we have our thunderstorms and mysterious temperature inversions. But ...
Going down, fast
The technique is solid: weight firmly on the downhill ski, eyes ahead, shoulders square. There’s fire in the eyes, determination there. There’s also beauty and grace and something timeless. Skiing is, after all, a sport that’s been around for years, and the carved ...
















